not from the trees themselves but from the creatures that live in them. these trees are vital for the survival of one of the most important insects on the planet, an insect you might not immediately associate with forests the honeybee. a stroll down a street in this port town in the region and you can see how central honey is to the economy here. this is the honey that is pretty unique to this area, it s not flower honey, it s pine honey. it s produced from pine trees and almost all the pine honey in the world comes from this little corner of turkey. i ve never tried pine honey before, so i am looking forward to this. apparently it tastes very different. ooh, that is so good!
of extreme conservation, i m in the mountains of east turkey. i ve travelled 1,1i00km from the aegean coast to sarikamis, to near turkey s armenian border. in winter, this area is popularfor skiing, but it s mainly a farming region. over time, lots of forests have been felled for pastures, leaving just a patchwork of trees behind. but i m here as this is home to turkey s majestic migrating brown bear. naturally, the bears would live in these mountains during the spring and summer, and then, when food becomes harder to find in autumn, some of them travel over 100 kilometres to the black sea region, where they fatten up and then, come back here to hibernate for winter. but this natural pattern of behaviour has now been disrupted.
a small group of republican rebels had derailed each previous attempt. the new speaker says it was the influence of former president trump that helped him secure the position. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: turkey. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world, and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses.
now, conservationist michaela strachan travels to turkey to explore its vast pine forests and to meet the people helping to preserve turkey s precious bee and bear populations. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world, and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures.
i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over i,500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean, and then in the east it is mountainous and rugged, and all that influences the climate and different ways. it s a country that is so rich in natural diversity. its sweeping pine forest are one of its key assets,